Flannery boost for Munster

MUNSTER’S battered and bruised squad has received a tonic with the return of Jerry Flannery for tomorrow’s Magners League clash with Ulster at Thomond Park (7.30pm).

Flannery, 32, has finally overcome the calf problem that recurred most recently in October following the home Heineken Cup tie against Toulon and has kept him out of action since.

The Ireland hooker’s return to a 28-man Munster squad for the New Year’s Day showdown against Ulster puts him in line for a start off the bench in a bid to gain game time to face Toulon on January 16.